Scrubs, a Lab Coat, or a Suit and Tie?
Where do your interest lie with respect to Healthcare?










Paper Focus

Using your research, you will write a one page paper about the Medical Career you choose. You will need to include the following information:
Job Title
Duties on the job
Type of Workplace
Skills Required
Education Required
Pay Rate or Salary
Job Outlook
What appeals to me about the job (3)
What doesn't appeal to me about the job (3)
Why did you choose this career? (a reflection)


Format

Cover page with name, date and the career title (graphic or pic would be nice)
One page typed on the career
Typed, 1½ or double spaced, no larger than 13 font OR
List of resources on a separate page
At least two resources (interview counts as one), cited in MLA format
- for websites you may include the name of the resource and the URL or the full citation.
- feel free to use NoodleTools or Easybib

Resources

You must use these resources. They will be easy to document in your work cited page!
  1. http://library.thinkquest.org/15569/car1a.html
  2. http://explorehealthcareers.org/en/home
  3. https://www.aamc.org/students/considering/exploring_medical/
  4. http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/education-careers/careers-health-care.page
  5. http://education-portal.com/articles/Sports_Nutritionist_Job_Information_for_Students_Considering_a_Career_in_Sports_Nutrition.html
  6. http://www.medicaljobs.org/
  7. http://www.bls.gov/oco/
  8. http://www.todaysmilitary.com/military-careers/military-career-fields/all - military medical occupations
  9. http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt?open=514&objID=575330&mode=2 - careers specific to PA (includes PA salary scale as well)
  10. http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=5129
  11. http://www.nycareerzone.org/cz/cluster.jsp?cluster=4
  12. http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/education-careers/becoming-physician/choosing-specialty.page
colleges... choose health or medicine as the program
http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools

Interview

If you are using an interview as one of your resources make to include the following information...
their name, time in profession, where they are employed (hospital, nursing home, dr office), where they went to school, how long it took


Hardcopy

editable copy to be uploaded to Google - do not share with Mrs. Smith

If you lose or misplace the printed copy you were given, feel free to print one from here.
pdf
http://www..org/link/summary/29-1069.02

Rubric

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